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Apodanthera undulata
Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 60. 1853.
Selected by author to be illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 29.
Revision as of 18:47, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Distribution
sw, sc United States, Mexico.
Discussion
Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).
Apodanthera undulata in the flora area is recognized by its reniform, undulate-margined, and white-backed leaves and yellow petals. Variety australis McVaugh (A. aspera Cogniaux) differs in reduced vestiture and pistillate inflorescence; it occurs in Mexico (Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas). According to McVaugh, the two varieties are allopatric.
Selected References
None.